A Nottingham social scientist has been awarded, alongside their colleagues, two prizes from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) for research published on how societal factors affect knee injury in female athletes. Girls and women are approximately three to six times more likely to suffer an […]
A Nottingham academic has been shortlisted for a number of awards following the publication of her book outlining the issues surrounding patient-centered care. Professor Alison Pilnick explores the relationship between patient-centred care [PCC] and medical expertise, and examines the outcome PCC has had through unintentionally sidelining this expertise in the book, entitled ‘Reconsidering Patient Centred […]
A research team led by Prof. ZHU Shu from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) illustrated the role of Gasdermin D (GSDMD) protein in immunity tolerance to food in the small intestine. The study was published in Cell. GSDMD, an executioner protein of cell pyroptosis, […]
Will the next generation’s food be made from today’s waste? A team of researchers at KTH is looking into new ways of dealing with unused waste products in the agriculture and food sectors. Apple residues, mushroom offcuts, corn and grain husks. These are just some of the things that Francisco Vilaplana’s team hope to be […]
Cut-off points for Trinity’s Level 8 Single Honours courses have dropped on average by 12 points, while cut-offs for Joint Honours courses rose on average by 26 points. The number of courses requiring candidates to have achieved 600 points or more fell to eight from nine in both 2022 and 2021. One in four CAO […]
A new education toolkit to encourage healthy behaviours in children is being trialled in schools across Nottingham. The Nutrition Advisory Team has created the ‘Nutri Kit’ with support from the University of Nottingham’s Food Innovation Centre. It is being offered to 30 schools across the region in a pilot project. Nutri Kit is aimed at […]
A team led by Prof. LIU Guilin and Prof. HE Zhicheng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) discovered superbubble pairs generated by quasar-driven outflows of three red quasars for the first time. This study was published in Science Advances. The observed number of massive galaxies is significantly lower than the prediction […]
Co-ordinated by the Irish Red Cross, Ukrainian Action, and Roddy Doyle’s Fighting Words organisation, the exhibition is a reminder of the human face of the conflict in Ukraine. It features stories and reflections written by Ukrainian women in Ireland, accompanied by evocative images from photographer Alan Compton. Launched on Ukraine’s National Day of Independence, the […]
